CVC Words Worksheet – Short o and u
How the sounds work (Sound it out, then blend): Say each sound: b – u – s. Blend them into one word: bus. Short o is the sound in “dog”; short u is the sound in “sun”.
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- 1.Which word is “hug”? (a) pig (b) run (c) hug
- 2.🪵 l _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) o
- 3.🦊 _ o x — which letter is missing? (a) h (b) f (c) m
- 4.🚌 b _ s — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) a (c) u
- 5.Which word is “bug”? (a) bus (b) bug (c) bag
- 6.🐛 b _ g — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) a (c) u
- 7.🏃 Which word is this? (a) run (b) cup (c) red
- 8.🏃 r _ n — which letter is missing? (a) i (b) u (c) a
- 9.🪵 _ o g — which letter is missing? (a) n (b) l (c) s
- 10.🚌 _ u s — which letter is missing? (a) z (b) b (c) j
- 11.Blend the sounds: h – u – m. Which word is it? (a) hut (b) hum (c) ham
- 12.Change the “t” in “top” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) cop (b) top (c) hop
- 13.Blend the sounds: n – u – t. Which word is it? (a) nut (b) net (c) cut
- 14.⚫ _ o t — which letter is missing? (a) w (b) d (c) b
- 15.Blend the sounds: r – u – g. Which word is it? (a) tug (b) rug (c) run
- 16.Which word is “dog”? (a) log (b) dot (c) dog
- 17.🦊 Which word is this? (a) fox (b) box (c) log
- 18.Change the “d” in “nod” to “t”. Which word do you get? (a) not (b) nod (c) got
- 19.☕ _ u p — which letter is missing? (a) c (b) t (c) v
- 20.Blend the sounds: f – o – g. Which word is it? (a) log (b) jog (c) fog
- 21.📦 b _ x — which letter is missing? (a) e (b) u (c) o
- 22.Change the “g” in “gum” to “s”. Which word do you get? (a) gum (b) hum (c) sum
- 23.Which word is “run”? (a) run (b) sun (c) pan
- 24.📦 Which word is this? (a) bed (b) fox (c) box
- 25.Change the “f” in “fog” to “h”. Which word do you get? (a) dog (b) hog (c) fog
- 26.🐶 Which word is this? (a) dog (b) log (c) dot
- 27.Blend the sounds: d – u – g. Which word is it? (a) dog (b) rug (c) dug
- 28.Which word is “cup”? (a) cup (b) cat (c) nut
- 29.🪵 Which word is this? (a) log (b) leg (c) dog
- 30.☕ c _ p — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) o (c) e
- 31.Change the “h” in “hog” to “l”. Which word do you get? (a) log (b) hog (c) leg
- 32.⚫ d _ t — which letter is missing? (a) o (b) u (c) i
- 33.Blend the sounds: g – o – t. Which word is it? (a) cot (b) got (c) dot
- 34.🥜 n _ t — which letter is missing? (a) u (b) e (c) a
- 35.Blend the sounds: f – o – x. Which word is it? (a) fix (b) box (c) fox
- 36.Which word is “dot”? (a) dog (b) nut (c) dot
- 37.Which word is “bus”? (a) bat (b) hug (c) bus
- 38.Which word is “tub”? (a) nut (b) tub (c) hug
- 39.Blend the sounds: c – o – t. Which word is it? (a) rot (b) not (c) cot
- 40.Blend the sounds: p – o – t. Which word is it? (a) pit (b) cot (c) pot
Answer key
- hug
- o
- f
- u
- bug
- u
- run
- u
- l
- b
- hum
- hop
- nut
- d
- rug
- dog
- fox
- not
- c
- fog
- o
- sum
- run
- box
- hog
- dog
- dug
- cup
- log
- u
- log
- o
- got
- u
- fox
- dot
- bus
- tub
- cot
- pot
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